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I got a USB-stick with linux Puppy on, and i would like to boot it on my mac. When i boot my mac and hold down the option key on ...
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  1. 06-20-2011 #1
    Saabye
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    Boot Puppy from USB-stick on mac.

    I got a USB-stick with linux Puppy on, and i would like to boot it on my mac. When i boot my mac and hold down the option key on startup i can only choose Macintosh and not my USB-stick.
    To get Puppy on my USB i used the guide for Ubuntu you can see here: ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
    I don't know if i should do something different with Puppy.
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    Try using

    Linux Live USB Creator (LiLi) from Windows | USB Pen Drive Linux

    http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download

    looks like only for Windows.

    Another one is

    UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

    which has a download for Mac.
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  3. 06-21-2011 #3
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    I checked out UNetbootin, but it doesn't allow me to boot from my live USB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saabye View Post
    I checked out UNetbootin, but it doesn't allow me to boot from my live USB.
    Did you follow the steps in the link provided by Roky?
    Did you get any type of errors?
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  5. 06-23-2011 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayd512 View Post
    Did you follow the steps in the link provided by Roky?
    Did you get any type of errors?
    i didn't get any errors, but when i startup my computer i just can't choose my USB, only Macintosh. Btw my USB stick is only 250MB, but Puppy is only 120MG so it shouldn't be a problem, should it?
    I think i can get a USB-stick with 1GB if that would be better.
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